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PROPOSED RULE: ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL FLATS FAILING DEFLECTION

®. PROPOSED RULE: ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL FLATS FAILING DEFLECTION. EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 7, 2010. ®. 1. Deflection standards will be extended to all commercial flat-size mailpieces, except those mailed at saturation or high-density periodicals or Standard mail prices.

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PROPOSED RULE: ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL FLATS FAILING DEFLECTION

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  1. ® PROPOSED RULE: ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL FLATS FAILING DEFLECTION EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 7, 2010

  2. ® 1. Deflection standards will be extended to all commercial flat-size mailpieces, except those mailed at saturation or high-density periodicals or Standard mail prices. 2. The deflection standard changed to allow1 inch less of vertical deflection (droop) than is currently allowed. 3. Eliminated the current exception for oblong flats (those with a bound edge on the shorter side) so all flats will be tested with the length placed perpendicular to the edge of a flat surface.

  3. ® 1.7 Maximum Deflection for Flat-Size Mailpieces Flat-size mailpieces must be flexible and must meet maximum deflection standards. Flat-size pieces mailed at saturation or high-density carrier route prices are not required to meet these deflection standards. Test deflection as follows:

  4. ® For pieces 10 inches or longer : 1. Place the piece on a flat surface with the address side facing up and the length perpendicular to the edge of the surface, and extend the piece 5 inches off the edge of the surface. Test square bound flats by placing the bound edge parallel to the edge. Turn the piece around 180 degrees and repeat the process. 2. The piece is mailable at flat prices if it does not droop more than 3 inches vertically at either end.

  5. ® For pieces less than 10 inches long : 1. Place the piece on a flat surface with the address side facing up and the length perpendicular to the edge of the surface, and extend the piece one-half of its length off the edge of the surface. Test square bound flats by placing the bound edge parallel to the edge. Turn the piece around 180 degrees and repeat the process. 2. The piece is mailable at flat prices if it does not droop more than 2 inches less than the extended length. For example, a piece 8 inches long would extend 4 inches off a flat surface. It must not droop more than 2 inches vertically at either end.

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